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It was early morning and I was preparing
for our annual holiday and I had assigned myself the role as chief organiser,
although we hadn’t decided where we would be going yet.

“I think
that’s everything,” said Karina, whilst sitting on top of her bulging suitcase
and forcing it shut. “I do think I need another pair of shoes to go with my
green ballgown though.”

Kully
threw his head back, exasperated, and put his wing to his forehead.

“You’ve
already packed fourteen pairs of shoes!” Kully sighed.

“We
still don’t know where we are going,” Samantha said, whilst polishing her ring
with her feathers.

Like a lightning
bolt, an idea struck me.

“Why
don’t we take a walk down the Pier and look around to get some inspiration?”

“What a great idea!” Karina said,
jumping off her creaking suitcase which threatened to explode open. “I love a
walk down the pier and I’m sure the paparazzi won’t be around at this time of
the morning.”

We made our way to the Dome and
had a look inside. The Palace Play was quite large and the children were
running around like adventurers.

“It’s too far!” Karina sighed.
“We need to be able to come back at short notice. I can’t disappoint my fans!”

As Karina dramatically clutched
her forehead we all continued to walk down the pier. We made our way through
the Palace of Fun and the idea was obvious

“VEGAS!” Kully shouted. “Winnings
games, competitions … jewellery”

“No,” Samantha said. “I’m not
going anywhere without a beach!”

This was getting exhausting. We
walked to the forecourt to try and forage for a final idea. The new fried ice
cream unit was open and another option seemed doable.

“I know that there wouldn’t be a
beach but how about somewhere cold, like the Antarctic?” Kully said.

“I’m not going to even grace you
with an answer!” Karina said, walking away.

We all sat in the forecourt
exhausted. Where could we all go where we could get everything we wanted!

“The only place we’re going to
get everything we want is here!” I said, thinking out loud. “… So why don’t we
move our nest to another spot on the Pier and pretend we’re on vacation here! We
have Italy, the jungle, South America, The Antarctic ... and we have free deck
chairs for us to relax in!